Lacrosse Makes History with 19-11 Win Over Marist

Friday, March 18

Eugene, Ore.

7 p.m.

University of Oregon

Marist

Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com

03/18/05 | Women's Lacrosse

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE ? The University of Oregon women's lacrosse team made history Friday evening with its first win in school history, a 19-11 decision over Marist at home at Pape' Field.

The win raised Oregon's record to 1-5 on the season and Marist dropped to 1-2.

Oregon got out quickly with a 3-0 run to start the game, initiated by a goal in the first minute by freshman attacker Erin Gaebe (00:51). Freshman midfielder Jen May followed with two of her game-high five goals at 5:23 and 5:55, as UO ended the first half with an 11-4 lead. ““You got to step it up sometimes,” May said. “Any time anybody scores the whole team thrives off their energy.”

In the second half, Oregon weathered a 3-1 run by Marist early in the opening seven minutes of play, and the Red Foxes added a final 3-0 response in a four-minute burst from the 45^th to 50 minutes. Oregon stymied any lasting challenges with a pair of 3-0 runs of their own that started in the 42^nd and 58^th minutes, and owned an 8-7 scoring edge in the second half.

“It's awesome to get that first win, and we played pretty well from start to finish,” Oregon head coach Jen Larsen said. “I?m most proud of how we countered their scoring runs. ... In the stat comparison, we are going to continue to score in the double-digits, but we need to hold them down in the single digits from now on.”

May tallied her five goals on six shots, while four other Ducks claimed multiple goals ? freshman attacker Lindsay Killian (3 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal), freshman attacker Jana Bradley (3 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, 4 shots on goal), Gaebe (2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal) and freshman defender Cara Mead (2 goals, 2 shots, 2 shots on goal).

UO senior goalkeeper Louisa Dorsch started the game and played 43 minutes, allowed four goals, faced 10 shots, and came up with four saves. Freshman back-up Allison O'Brien started the first 17 minutes of the second half and allowed seven goals, faced 14 shots and came up with three saves.

For Marist, the pair of Lindsey Diner and Lauren Serge each scored two goals, and tallied a team-high three shots. In goal, Heather Ripp played all 60:00 and faced 34 shots and came up with six saves.

Looking ahead, the Ducks wrap up their home season Sunday at 1 pm vs. St. Mary's at Pape' Field.

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